{"id":26225,"date":"2017-06-24T17:48:20","date_gmt":"2017-06-24T17:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.goodlawfirm.com\/attorney\/?p=26225"},"modified":"2017-06-24T19:21:22","modified_gmt":"2017-06-24T19:21:22","slug":"changes-custody-child-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodlawfirm.com\/attorney\/changes-custody-child-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Post-Divorce Changes in Custody, Parenting and Child Support"},"content":{"rendered":"

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~\u00a0 \u00a0How to minimize emotional and financial costs ~<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201c\u00a0. . . accidents will occur in the best-regulated families . . .”\u00a0\u2013 Charles Dickens<\/span>\"Alla<\/a><\/p>\n

THE PROBLEM: WE NEED TO CHANGE CUSTODY AND CHILD SUPPORT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Life happens.<\/p>\n

When John and Mary divorced Jason was three years old and they wanted to do what is best for him. At that time, both of them worked on Wall Street. They agreed to rent comparable apartments on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, share custody and a babysitter and make sure that their son would attend a good zoned public elementary school.\u00a0 They mediated their parenting and financial issues and signed an agreement that was painlessly incorporated into a divorce 4 years ago.<\/p>\n

However, the situation has changed dramatically.\u00a0 Jason is now 7 and has been diagnosed with ADHD.\u00a0 John has remarried, has 2 more small children with a new wife at home and works around the clock. \u00a0He generally sees Jason once a week on Sundays. \u00a0Mary\u2019s life has been focused entirely on Jason, and because of his special needs, she no longer works full time. 4 years ago, John and Mary agreed to equal parenting time.\u00a0 They were earning similar incomes and chose to equally share Jason\u2019s expenses with no need to pay child support to each other. When they divorced, John and Mary were on equal footing both in their parenting realities and in their finances. \u00a0This is no longer the case.\u00a0 Is it anyone\u2019s fault?\u00a0 Hardly.\u00a0 Things change and families need to adjust.<\/p>\n

THE SOLUTION: CUSTODY AND CHILD SUPPORT MODIFICATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

What can be done to fix this?<\/p>\n

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  1. Modify provisions of the Custody Section of the Divorce Agreement to reflect the reality of parenting time;<\/li>\n
  2. Negotiate and calculate Child Support that John will pay Mary and modify provisions of the Child Support section of the Divorce Agreement.<\/li>\n
  3. File a Petition in Family Court to obtain a Court Order modifying Custody based on the Custody Modification Agreement. Appear in Court and confirm that both parties agree to the Custody Modification. Obtain a Custody Modification Court Order ;<\/li>\n
  4. File a Petition in Family Court to obtain a Court Order modifying Child Support based on the Modification Agreement. Appear in Court and confirm that both parties agree to the Child Support Modification. Obtain a Child Support Modification Court Order.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    CHOICE OF PROCESS: \u00a0MEDIATION, REPRESENTATION, DOING IT YOURSELF<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. John and Mary can hire separate attorneys to negotiate and draft Modification Agreements. The lawyers can then represent each side in court during steps #3 and #4 above.<\/li>\n
    2. John and Mary can utilize a neutral attorney-mediator to negotiate and draft Modification Agreements and to explain how to file Petitions in Family Court. John and Mary can then proceed with items #3 and #4 without the need to hire attorneys.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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